Texas Sports SSC League Policy/ General Rules

 

THE RULE THAT SUPERSEDES ALL OTHERS - NO COMPETITIVE OR PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE PLAY! Play that is competitive, overly aggressive, rough and/or unsportsmanlike such as pushing, shoving, elbowing, shouldering, kicking, punching, tripping, hacking, slashing, sliding, tackling, ball blasting, chirping, name calling, threats and intimidation, is prohibited and will not be tolerated by Texas SSC. Texas SSC IS FIRST-AND-FOREMOST-FOR-FUN. ANY ROUGH OR PHYSICAL PLAY WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE EXPULSION FROM THE GAME, THE LEAGUE, THE CLUB AND/OR ALL OF THE ABOVE.  All players should go out of their way to avoid contact with other players and/or eliminate actions or behaviors that could jeopardize player safety.  If accidental contact occurs it is expected that players will apologize for that contact, ensure everyone is alright and stop the game to seek appropriate help as required.

 

If reports of this kind of behavior are received, whether instigating or retaliating, team captains as well as the players involved in the incident must report to the Coordinator, Texas SSC.  At Texas SSC's discretion one or more of following may result:

 

• Player or team receives a verbal and/or written warning

• Player is expelled from the game by the Texas SSC staff on-site

• Player is expelled for the season

• Player and team are expelled from the season

• Player is expelled from Texas SSC for life

 

Under no circumstances will players or teams be granted a refund as a result of expulsion.

 

Teams can and will be held responsible for their players' conduct. If someone on your squad is behaving inappropriately, it is YOUR responsibility to keep him or her from doing so.

 

Red Card Rule** Should a player be ejected from a game by Texas SSC staff for physically aggressive or overtly competitive play, or other unsportsmanlike conduct, including fighting/punching/kicking the team on which the ejected player is a member must play the rest of the game less one player.  For example, if the normal number of players on the field is 6 and one is ejected the team must play the rest of the game with just 5 players.

 

At any time, should you feel that a player on an opposing team is playing in an unsportsmanlike manner and is not complying with your requests to stop or change their behavior you may choose to end the game and leave the field.  Texas SSC prioritizes fun and player safety -- if the game is not fun and players feel unsafe the game should end and the team captain should notify Texas SSC staff immediately.  Texas SSC will pursue the appropriate disciplinary process for all players involved.

 

1) Team Captains: Captains are responsible for knowing the policies of  Texas SSC outlined here as well as the rules of their specific sport. They are also responsible for making sure that their teammates are aware of these policies and rules.

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• Captains must ensure that all of the team's equipment is present at every game, whether they take it themselves or arrange for another team member to take it.

• Captains are required to keep a complete and accurate record in Texas SSC's system of all players on their team's roster (first name, last name and email address). Teams found to have incomplete rosters in Texas SSC's system after the end of the second week of the season will be unable to play until the roster information is complete.  Captains can contact the Texas SSC at Txsportssc@gmail.com for assistance if required.

• Captains are required to provide first aid supplies for their team.  See 4) First Aid, below, for more information.

 

Players: All participants must be 21 years and older unless specified otherwise.  This is a requirement of Texas SSC and the legal responsibility of all players to comply. Texas SSC reserves the right to check ID to confirm your age.  If you cannot produce ID, you cannot play.  If members are found to be less than the age requirements, they will be prohibited from further league play, without a refund. 

 

Players wearing a cast or walking boot (moon boot) are not eligible to play. Knee braces, ace bandages and wrist casts are acceptable but only at the players own risk. Pregnant women past the 1st trimester is an unnecessary risk and there-for not eligible to play. Texas SSC reserves the right to make the final decision on any players eligibility to play due to injury, illness or general safety concerns

 

 

Referee Duty (Leagues Only):
Each team is required to send scorekeepers as per the league schedule. Captains need to make arrangements for your scorekeepers to be at the game and on time. If a team misses score-keeping duty you will receive a paper forfeit. It is expected that teams will send responsible and trustworthy scorekeepers who have read and understand the rule book.

 

 

2) Incidents Which Result in Loss of Permits: Any team involved with any incident that results in the loss of a permit, facility, location or field will be expelled from the league without refund.

 

3) Emergency Contact List: All team captains are advised to carry a list of emergency contact numbers for players on their team. In the event of an injury/emergency, these numbers can be utilized to notify the player's family in cases where medical treatment/attention is required. Captains are also advised to include a list of hospitals with emergency room service on this page. It will take the guesswork out of situations that are stressful and time sensitive.

 

4) First aid: First aid is the responsibility of the TEAM CAPTAIN (not Texas SSC). Team Captains are strongly encouraged to bring a first aid kit equipped with the following (at a minimum) to each game for use in the event of minor scrapes, sprains and bruises: ice packs, band aids, tensors and athletic tape. If an Texas SSC representative is on hand when there is an injury, we will be happy to assist in any way we can. Texas SSC will endeavor to have back-up first aid supplies on hand for captains to use, however, Texas SSC and its representatives, are not responsible for providing these supplies or administering first aid.  Texas SSC is not responsible for the cost of emergency care.  It is at the sole discretion of the injured player and/or team whether to call an ambulance.

 

5) Scores: Refeerees will report scoring to TexasSSC League Coordinator.

If a team forfeits their game, they automatically lose their right to award spirit points to the team that they defaulted against - and the team that was defaulted upon automatically receives a "5" for their spirit score. Teams that are defaulted against can award the defaulting team any value that they want.

 

Teams that play by the rules, get to games on time and play with good sportsmanship will flourish!

 

6) Discrepancies: Discrepancies or arguments regarding scores, complaints or any other ambiguous item must be dealt with within 3 business days after the latest posting of the scores on our website for the week in question. During the final week of the regular season, any and all discrepancies must be resolved by 5pm the following day. Captains should ensure that the score of their game has been recorded correctly by checking the Texas SSC website. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE OFFICE LOOKING FOR SCORES – sometimes scores are delayed in being reported, but they will always be posted as soon as they become available.

 

7) Standings:  Wins are worth 2 points, ties are worth 1 and losses are worth 0. If a team forfeits, they will lose one point. Ties in the standings will be broken first on head-to-head play. If there are more than 2 teams that are tied, all the teams must have played each other in order for the results to go to head-to-head. Otherwise, least points against, then +/-, then most points for will determine the placement in that order. Standings will be posted here at the web site.

 

Subsitutions:

We understant that, despite your best efforts, registerd members may not be able to attend every game.  We allow teams to bring substitute players for any of our leagues.  Teams must purchase a sub pack (one game or season sub packs are available in the shop), and the sub must fill out a waiver from the Game Coordinator (once each season). 

 

Teams playing with subs may not exceed the headcount of their original roster and individuals may not serve as a substitute player more than 3 times during the regular season.  No substitutions are allowed during playoff/championship games.  Texas Sports and Social Club will make every attempt to include off-roster guest but reserves the right to deny any substition request.

 

Substitutes and Playoffs:

No Subs during playoffs or Championship games.  The teams must play with original registered roster. Teams may add player up until week 3 (Regular registration Free Agent fee).

 

8)Paper Forfeits:
A paper forfeit results in a single point deduction in the standings. At Texas SSC ‘s discretion teams with 2 or more paper forfeits may not be eligible to play in the league Championship.

 

Forfeits: Teams that forfeit more than 2 games may be asked to leave the league without refund. If you know you may not be able to field a full team, please e-mail by 5pm on the preceding day, (Friday for weekend and Monday games); you should attend with as many people as you can and play pick up (all players must be registered and sign the waiver)...it is the fun and polite thing to do. Captains may agree to waive the rules regarding the minimum people but this should be decided before the game starts. The captain from the team that is short players should ask the other captain to see if the games can count (otherwise a forfeit is assumed). IF IT IS AGREED THAT THE GAME COUNTS, IT COUNTS!

 

Forfeit Fee of $50. Complete this form.

 

9) Dress: Only Registered players may play in our games.  Think of your Team-Texas SSC T-shirt as your ID, helping staff to identify you as a paid player. If you don't wear your shirt at the games, Game Coordinators will ID you to ensure you're on a team, issue you a piney (so that the Refs know you've already been ID'd) and your team which affects your team's Playoff seeding rank.

 

Teams are encouraged to customize and add creative, super-fun print to team shirts.  Make sure that:

The Texas Sports and Social Club Logo is in no way altered

There is no offensive language

 

Shirts are customed order and will arrive by week 2 or 3 depending on the vendor. 

 

Teams can do a Team Uniform Buy Out at an additional fee, to wear customized/self designed team shirts (purchased by the team).

 

T-shirts are 50/50 poly/cotton Gildan brand men's sizes, ranging from Small to XXX-Large.  Be sure to choose a t-shirt size when you register, otherwise, women are issued mediums, men are issued large.

 

Only Registered players may play in our games.  Game Coordinators will ID you to ensure you're on a team.

 

Playoffs:

Every player must wear their shirt to participat in the Playoffs.  No Shirt. No Play.

 

10) Alcohol: DRINKING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WHILE PLAYING IS FORBIDDEN! OFFENDERS WILL BE EJECTED FROM THE LEAGUE WITHOUT REFUND. No Exceptions.

 

11) Playoffs: Texas SSC does our best to get as many teams playing in the playoffs as possible, however it is possible that NOT ALL teams will have a game during the final week of play. Players must check the schedule.

 

The following rules must be followed during playoffs:

 

• -Texas SSC is first-and-foremost-for-fun.  Texas SSC reserves the right to remove from play-off action (and/or deny the title and trophy to) any team that scores less than 4 spirit points during a play-off game. Texas SSC will not tolerate a win-at-all-costs approach to play-offs and will not reward with a league championship a team or players who do not respect the rules and spirit of Texas SSC.

• -No Bandwaggoners! To play on playoff nights players must have played on the roster from week 3 on for that team.

• -A player is only allowed to play for one team in each playoff round. Players cannot sub in for another team during the same round, most particularly in a championship game. Exception: a player may sub for another team in the same league during the same play-off round IF the game is not a championship game (ie, title on the line) and the team needing a sub will forfeit the game without the substitute player (resulting in both teams been unable to play).

In the event that a play-off game cannot be played as scheduled due to inclement weather, facility closure or other reason beyond TEXAS SPORTS SSC's control the following course of action will be taken:

 

• -Texas SSC will attempt to reschedule only the top 2 games (1vs4 and 2vs3).  Other games will be played if facilities are available however the top 2 games will take priority if facility availability is limited.

• -If rescheduling is not possible because of lack of facility availability before the season end date the following will happen:

• -If the missed game is a first-round (of play-offs) match-up the first round games will be cancelled and teams ranked 1 & 2 in the league standings will meet in the final round, championship game. Teams ranked 3 & 4 will play each other in the final round.  All other match-ups will be played per Texas SSC's usual play-off format.

• -If the missed game is a final-round both teams that were playing in the championship game (vying for the league title) will be named co-champions. Both teams will receive a trophy and t-shirts.

 

12) Indoor Sports: Respect the facilities: put things back where you found them, take all of your items with you and put trash in provided receptacles. Remember: you are in someone's work and/or learning environment.  Please be out by the hour specified on your schedule.  If you abuse this, game times will be made earlier and the league could lose its permits leaving you with NO REFUND and NO GAMES. This is in your hands. Enter and exit ONLY by the specified areas. Do not wander the facilities in areas other than the gyms. Showers are not provided.

 

13) Blood: Any player who begins to bleed during a game must leave the playing area immediately. This player cannot return to the game until the bleeding has stopped and the wound has been sufficiently covered.

 

14) Inclement Weather Policy: All Texas SSC games go ahead rain or shine or snow, except in cases of severe weather. Decisions about game stoppage or cancellation are made AT THE GAME LOCATION, AT GAME TIME so always show up for your game as scheduled (unless you get noticication otherwise). We will try to send a message on your player dashboard or our league RAINOUT page. In the event of severe weather (thunderstorms, lightning, snowstorms, etc.) outdoor games should immediately be stopped and players should take cover away from open spaces. Wait 15 minutes; if the severe weather passes, continue play. If it does not and the game was in the first half, the game must be re-played. If it was in the 2nd half, then the score at that time of when the game is stopped will count as the final score. *If a game is re-played, the game will start with the score that was totaled at the time when the game was called. As well, the game length will be the amount of time that was remaining in the original game*.

In the rare instance that games must be cancelled because of facility closures that are caused by severe weather, Texas SSC will do everything possible to reschedule the affected games within the season. If rescheduling is not possible because of lack of facility availability before the season end then the affected games will simply be removed from the schedule/standings.

See Play-offs (#14) for an explanation of how facility closures caused by weather will affect the Play-offs.

 

15) Metal Cleats: Metal cleats are not permitted in any Texas SSC leagues.

 

16) Rescheduling: Cancellations/Change of Venues and/or Change of Time/Days may occur on Short Notice. Players are strongly encouraged to check the Texas SSC website immediately before heading out to a game to be sure they have the most up-to-date game location/schedule information.Every reasonable effort will be made to reschedule games that are missed during the regular season for reasons including but not limited to facility closure and game stoppage due to inclement weather.  Rescheduled games are not guaranteed. See the Refund Policy below for more information.

 

17) Contact Information: Texas SSC members' contact information is provided to their team captains, in the event that players need to communicate regarding league issues. If players wish to have their contact information omitted from team listings, then Texas SSC cannot be held responsible for lapsed information or missed games. Contact information may also be posted by Texas SSC members themselves at the Player Forum on Sportsvite.com. Players and team captins can communicate the the communication feature on their dashboard. Groups or individuals who take or use this information for any other purpose than communicating about Texas SSC league activity will be ejected without appeal or refund and prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law. Texas SSC will not sell or distribute contact information to third parties.

 

 

18) Park Rules:

• Absolutely glass bottles, funnels or coolers are allowed ON the field. 

• Teams are responsible for properly throwing their trash away after the game.

• Pets are allowed at the parks but NOT on the fields.

• Security, lock your car and keep anything of value in your trunk where it cannot be seen. Texas SSC is not responsible for any items that is lost, stolen, misplaced, etc.

• The above rules also apply to your guests and you are responsible for them.

 

Waivers

All players, new, returning or substitute, MUST sign the waiver before taking the field/court.  Waivers must be signed each season.  Waivers signed in previous season are null and do not apply to current season play.

Waivers are to be filled out online as part of the registration process, and a team waiver printed and returned to Texas SSC before players begin to play. Teams with players who have not signed the waivers will not be allowed to play until all players on the roster have signed the waiver.  Players who are found to be playing without having signed the waiver will be ejected from the game and/or the league, without refund.

 

Registration & Refund Policy

REGISTRATIONS:

 

Team and Individual registrations for Texas SSC's leagues and events are only complete, and a spot in the league or event secure, when Texas SSC has received:

 

1) complete registration information, AND

2) Payment in FULL

 

Texas SSC's registration policy is FIRST-TO-PAY, FIRST-TO-PLAY.

 

There is a procesing/convenience fee for all online payments.

Texas SSC will charge an administrative fee of $35.00 for all NSF checks received for league or event registrations.

 

REFUNDS:

All payments are final, non-refundable, non-transferable.  When you register, we custom order a shirt in your size, take you into consideration as we create evenly distributed teams, and even turn other potential players away if we sell out the division.

 

Texas SSC reserves the right to combine leagues after the registration deadline (such as recreational and intermediate divisions of the same sport on the same night) as necessary in order to avoid cancelling leagues or turning away interested players. Players may be informed of this change but no refunds will be issued in this case.

 

To be clear, NO REFUNDS will be granted in the following situations:

• -Once a player has registered.

• -After the registration deadline date.

• -Players are not enjoying the league in which they have chosen to play, for any reason.

• -Player injuries, change in physical condition or changes in personal circumstance (such as new job, shift change or moving out of town).

• -Teams or individuals suspended or ejected from Texas SSC leagues due to any breach of Texas SSC Policy.

·      Game cancellation due to facility closure.

·      For games that were forfeited, cancelled or rescheduled or any reason, including inclement weather.

*Registration & refund policies are subject to change at any time.

 

**See waiver during registration.